Hepatocellular carcinoma: epidemiology and molecular carcinogenesis

HB El–Serag, KL Rudolph - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
Primary liver cancer, which consists predominantly of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is
the fifth most common cancer worldwide and the third most common cause of cancer …

Regulating the p53 pathway: in vitro hypotheses, in vivo veritas

F Toledo, GM Wahl - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2006 - nature.com
Mutations in TP53, the gene that encodes the tumour suppressor p53, are found in 50% of
human cancers, and increased levels of its negative regulators MDM2 and MDM4 (also …

The genetic and epigenetic alterations in human hepatocellular carcinoma: a recent update

M Liu, L Jiang, XY Guan - Protein & cell, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent human malignancies worldwide
with very poor prognosis. It is generally accepted that the progression of HCC is a long-term …

The role of MDM2–p53 axis dysfunction in the hepatocellular carcinoma transformation

H Cao, X Chen, Z Wang, L Wang, Q Xia… - Cell Death Discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Liver cancer is the second most frequent cause of cancer-related death globally. The main
histological subtype is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is derived from hepatocytes …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of novel therapeutic targets in the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma using targeted next generation sequencing

F Janku, AO Kaseb, AM Tsimberidou, RA Wolff… - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Understanding genetic aberrations in cancer leads to discovery of new targets for cancer
therapies. The genomic landscape of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not been fully …

MDM2 promoter SNP309 is associated with the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C

N Dharel, N Kato, R Muroyama, M Moriyama… - Clinical Cancer …, 2006 - AACR
Purpose: A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the promoter region of MDM2 gene,
SNP309, has recently been shown to be associated with accelerated tumor formation in both …

Hepatocellular carcinoma and other malignancies in autoimmune hepatitis

AJ Czaja - Digestive diseases and sciences, 2013 - Springer
Hepatocellular carcinoma and extrahepatic malignancies can complicate the course of
autoimmune hepatitis, and these occurrences may increase in frequency as the survival of …

MDM2-p53 interactions in human hepatocellular carcinoma: what is the role of nutlins and new therapeutic options?

SA Azer - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2018 - mdpi.com
Human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer and is associated
with poor prognosis worldwide. The molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of …

Immunohistochemical determination of p53 protein overexpression for predicting p53 gene mutations in hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis

J Liu, W Li, M Deng, D Liu, Q Ma, X Feng - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Whether increased expression of the tumor suppressor protein p53 indicates a
p53 gene mutation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. We conducted a …

Interplay of genetic and epigenetic alterations in hepatocellular carcinoma

SM Lee, J Kim-Ha, WY Choi, J Lee, D Kim, J Lee… - …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Genetic and epigenetic alterations play prominent roles in hepatocarcinogenesis and their
appearance varies depending on etiological factors, race and tumor progression …